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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

External stakeholder collaboration

LSC302 · Cross-functional Interconnectivity — Week 7 of 16

CourseLSC302
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

External stakeholder collaboration

  1. Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)
  2. Third-party logistics coordination
  3. Carrier performance metrics
  4. Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)
  5. What is EOQ vs EPQ + ABC Analysis, Vendor Managed Inventory, and JIT
  6. What is Logistics - Reverse Logistics and Third Party Logistics

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain how collaboration with suppliers, carriers and customers improves performance.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how collaboration with suppliers, carriers and customers improves performance.

Study materials

Videos

  • What is EOQ vs EPQ + ABC Analysis, Vendor Managed Inventory, and JIT · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 15 min · for registered students
  • What is Logistics - Reverse Logistics and Third Party Logistics · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Marketing, ch. 9: Using Supply Chains to Create Value for Customers · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 275–304 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 1: The Role of Logistics in Supply Chains · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 13–32 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 10.4: Resource planning – purchasing and suppliers · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 337–341 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Core business functions and supply chain alignment
  • Week 2: Consequences of cross-functional misalignment
  • Week 3: Integrated cross-functional planning
  • Week 4: Inventory types and strategic purposes
  • Week 5: Stock control and replenishment decisions
  • Week 6: Data integrity and information flows
  • Week 7: External stakeholder collaboration
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital technologies and supply chain visibility
  • Week 10: Supply chain resilience and continuity
  • Week 11: Organizational coordination and process improvement
  • Week 12: Applying Cross-functional Interconnectivity in practice: ca…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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